Articles

Teagasc appointees to FSAI Scientific Committee

Teagasc researchers, Dr Geraldine Duffy, Professor Declan Bolton and Dr Sinéad McCarthy have been appointed to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI’s) new Scientific Committee.
20 March 2026

Tirlán Co-op and Teagasc partner for FarmElevate Programme

Tirlán Co-op, in partnership with Teagasc, has announced a new innovative large-scale knowledge transfer programme called FarmElevate.
20 March 2026

Reforestation After Storm Damage Demonstration, Mountbellew College, March 26

Teagasc, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, invite you to our next event demonstrating Reforestation After Storm Damage. This event will take place at Mountbellew, Co. Galway on Thursday next, March 26.
20 March 2026

Wait for the right conditions before planting

With the recent improvement in weather and a favourable forecast ahead, planting of spring cereals has now begun.
20 March 2026

BroadGen – assessing the genetic diversity and resilience of four native broadleaf tree species in Ireland

The BroadGen project, has focused on improving our understanding of the genetic diversity, growth performance and disease tolerance of ash, alder, silver birch and downy birch, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, Jie Huang and Dheeraj Singh Rathore, Tree Improvement Research Officer, tells us more.
20 March 2026

Prioritise work as land starts to dry

With the first dry few days of the season now upon us, it can be difficult to figure which is most urgent - drilling of spring crops or looking after the winter crops. Shay Phelan, Crops Specialist, shares a list of jobs in order of importance that will need to be completed in the coming week.
19 March 2026

Better targeted farm supports needed to protect incomes and strengthen resilience

A new report prepared for the European Parliament by economists from Teagasc and Wageningen Social and Economic Research finds that farm incomes across the European Union have become more volatile in recent years and that existing support measures need to be better targeted if they are to protect the long-term viability of farming.
19 March 2026

CBV in action: Driving beef performance on the Conway farm

For this second of a two-part series focused on the Commercial Beef Value (CBV), Ciaran Conway - who runs a weanling to finishing heifer system with his son Diarmuid outside Mullingar Co. Westmeath - discusses his system and use of CBV on their farm which was awarded 2025 Suckler Finisher Award for Ashbourne.
19 March 2026

Driving farm profitability through effective nutrient management

Slurry is a very important asset on Patrick Kelly's farm in Co. Donegal. Making best use of the nutrients within is important for reducing chemical nitrogen use, reducing costs and, additionally, it has environmental benefits
19 March 2026

Reducing antibiotic use and tackling resistance

Bacteria are part of everyday life. Many are harmless and some are essential. However, others can cause serious disease in both animals and people. One of the biggest challenges facing animal and human health today is antimicrobial resistance.
19 March 2026